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Issue Number: #1491
Date: Sunday 3rd February 2019
Editor: Alan Watson QSM
www.watson.co.nz
E-mail: editor@magicnewzealand.com
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Hi here is the latest news
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1. Editor's Message
2. Vanish Magic Magazine - Edition 55 February 2019
3. Tom Vorjohan On The Magic Word Podcast
4. Jeff McBride's Magic And Mystery School
5. Potter & Potter Auctions' - Rawlins Magic Collection
6. Daytona Festival Of Magic 2019
7. My Cards Are Your Cards! - John Carey #29
8. Mandy Muden's February UK Tour
9. Broken Wand - Rex Reeves (Mr Rex) - Australia
10. Biography: The Real Mandrake The Magician
11. Privacy Policy and Copyright Notice
12. E-zine Archives
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1. Editor's Message
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2. Vanish Magic Magazine - Edition 55 February 2019
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Message by Paul Romhany - Editor Vanish Magazine
Pages
- 109 - Free to download and read online at www.vanishmagazine.com
Printed Copies - available for sale - log in to the current
magazine to purchase.
Our
cover story this month is Matt Johnson who shares with us
his incredible journey in recent years with his breath-stopping
appearances on Britain's Got Talent - including a candid
chat about his nightmare performance where his water cell
escape exploded during rehearsal, and his incredible comeback
from that.
We
also have a very important article by Hal Meyers on 'rules'
for parents and magicians who are in a position to teach
children or be with children at conventions and other situations.
We have set out some rules that should be taken seriously
for the safety of children and also for those who find themselves
in a situation where they will be interacting with kids.
We also reached out to SAM and IBM for their feedback and
their rules for when adults are with kids. A must read for
every single person!!!!!
We
have magic effects by Gregory Wilson, David Gripenwaldt,
Louie Foxx and Chiam Yu Cheng.
David
J. Attwood has an article called, "We are all Magicians."
We
introduce you to Tiffany Allen who is The New Georgia Wonder.
Thomas
Swleclak interviews Gospel Magician Steve Harney
Jason
Ladayne looks at the various qualities of Bicycle Playing
Cards and shares his best pick for decks.
Jeff
Christensen shares his views on Education and magic
Reviews
- the very latest reviews from DVDs, downloads, books and
tricks
Product
Highlights - we highlight effects that no other magazine
reviews - these are the best of the best
Free
from www.vanishmagazine.com
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3. Tom Vorjohan On The Magic Word Podcast
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Message by Scott Wells, M.I.M.C. with Gold Star
While
traveling to the MagiFest in Columbus, Ohio, (with daily
updates from the convention that are posted at: https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/
), I stopped by Nashville, Tennessee to visit the House
of Cards magic venue (a podcast on this nightclub will be
coming in a few weeks). I stayed the night with my friend,
Tom Vorjohan who may be relatively unknown to most of you.
Tom currently serves on the Board of Directors for the I.B.M.
and he co-authors a regular column in M.U.M. on balloon
twisting. He also has a lifetime of experience performing
in restaurants and sculpting balloons.
In
this week's podcast, Tom talks about how to book magic in
restaurants, how much to charge, how he solicits tips, whether
you should or shouldn't solicit tips, and some ideas on
balloon twisting. So, although you may not know him now,
you will meet a "new friend" after listening and
learning from this week's podcast.
You
can watch a video of Tom twisting balloons on a cruise ship,
read the blog, see some photos (many taken by professional
photographer, Michael Messing), listen to the podcast online
and download the MP3 file at:
https://www.themagicwordpodcast.com/scottwellsmagic/473-tom-vorjohan
And
be sure to sign up for our weekly newsletter that lets you
know who is on each week and who is coming up next week.
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4. Jeff McBride's Magic And Mystery School
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Message by Jeff McBride (US)
Something
fun to announce! Josh Jay and I are teaming up with Jeff
McBride's Magic and Mystery School to create "Breakthrough
Magic:" a two-day seminar in Las Vegas (directly before
MAGIC Live, 2019).
Having
attended a Mystery School class, I'm extremely excited to
now be an instructor and share my own magic with attendees.
There
are only 20 places and you can get more info here: https://www.vanishingincmagic.com/even…/mystery-school-2019/
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5. Potter & Potter Auctions' - Rawlins Magic Collection
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Message by Rebekah Kaufman (US)
I
am excited to announce Potter & Potter Auctions' upcoming
Rawlins Magic Collection I Auction to be held on Saturday,
February 23rd, 2019 starting at 10am at the company's gallery,
located at 3759 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, IL 60613. Jim
Rawlins was a devoted student of magic and its history who
spent nearly three decades building his impressive, important,
and diverse collection.
This
inaugural magic auction of 2019 includes 500 outstanding
lots of antique apparatus, books, broadsides, ephemera,
and personal effects from many well-known 19th and 20th
century magicians.
Please
see the attached press announcement and highlight photos
for more information.
Gabe
Fajuri, President, Potter & Potter Auctions, is happy
to speak with you in greater detail about the sale. He can
be reached at gabe@potterauctions.com or 773-472-1442.
My
contact information is below if I can be helpful in any
other way. Thank you for your interest!
Best,
Rebekah Kaufman
Potter & Potter Auctions
617-955-7215
rebekah@potterauctions.com
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6. Daytona Festival Of Magic 2019
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Message by Harry Allen (US)
November
1-2-3
Lance
Burton
Also:
Fielding West
Kyle and Mistie
Stuart Macdonald
Dizzy
Mondre
Harry Allen
Giovanni Livera
Erick Olson
Scott Humston
Hope
to see you there......
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7. My Cards Are Your Cards! - John Carey #29
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Message by John Carey (UK)
https://carey-scene.com/jc-main
The
Last Trick of Doctor Jacob Daley, published in the Dai Vernon
Book of Magic, is quite rightly considered a classic of
card magic. The effect, one of transposition between the
red and the black Aces, is a crowd pleaser. Many notable
workers have published versions. The following is simply
a personalised presentation in an attempt to amplify the
effect for the people.
Firstly my presentation:
"You
know, 52 cards are sometimes a lot to focus on Shannon.
So in an attempt to make everything crystal clear, I will
remove just 4 cards from the deck. These 2 go onto the table.
I'll even show you the others, the red Aces. Here, take
them and mix them up.
Do
you remember playing guessing games as a child? Great fun
wasn't it?
Just
make a guess and tell me what you think this card is. The
Ace of Hearts it is! Now if these are the red Aces, the
cards on the table are? That's right, the black Aces. This
Ace of Spades is said by some to have mystical properties.
Hold
out your hand and we'll leave you holding the Ace of Clubs.
I'll take the Ace of Spades and place it under the red Aces.
But imagine we could go back in time and the Spade is back
on top! Please hold it. In fact cover both cards between
your palms and I will hold the red Aces.
Let's
take this a step further, Shannon. I will attempt to make
my red Aces disappear. Sometimes if mine disappear, then
so do the others. Did you feel yours disappear? Me neither.
But
I really want to give you the power sir. Please shake my
hand. This is of course a standard social greeting exchange.
But it can sometimes exchange other things...
Have
a look at your cards now? Because my cards are now yours
and your cards are mine!"
Method: Remove the Aces and set them in Club, Spade, red
Aces order from the top down. Set the black Aces face-down
onto the table without disturbing their order. Show the
faces of the red Aces to your helper and invite them to
mix them.
Take
them back and take either Ace and ask them to guess or intuit
which Ace it is? Flip it face-up on top of the other red
Ace and comment on how they did, regardless whether they
were right or wrong. This provides enough time misdirection
for the upcoming John Bannon switch to work. It was published
in a routine called amongst the discards in Josh Jay's talk
about tricks column in Magic magazine.
Ask
your helper what the 2 cards on the table should be based
on assumption? Drop the cards in hand on top of the tabled
packet, pick it up and turn it over bringing the Ace of
Spades into view.
Comment on how this card is said by some to have mystical
properties. Push it off into the right hand, bringing the
Ace of Clubs into view. Execute a double push off and turnover
and place the switched in red Ace onto their hand.
Flip
the Ace of Spades face-down and execute a two-card push
off, taking a double card and place it beneath the other
card. Make the moment and then double turnover again to
show the Spade back on top.
Allow
this moment to register and then flip the double card face-down
and deal the switched in red Ace on top of the card in their
hand. Both of you cover your cards between the palms as
you segue into the attempt to vanish the cards gambit. Nothing
happens...
Then
extend a hand and shake their hand as you say you will attempt
to exchange 'the power'. I first saw Larry Jennings use
this brilliant idea in an effect called handshake transposition,
on a video he shot for Dominique Duvivier.
To
conclude the piece have your spectator turn over his cards
to reveal a magical exchange has indeed taken place. He
has your red Aces and you have his black!
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8. Mandy Muden's February UK Tour
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Message by Simon Drake (UK)
After
seeing Inner Magic Circle member Mandy Muden's hilarious
and quite brilliant appearances on Britain's Got Talent,
the least I could do was to offer my old friend complimentary
use of my permanently themed magic theatre in Central London
on 14th February 2019.
This
resulted in a tour of the UK being booked which is rapidly
selling out. At Simon Drake's House of Magic, Mandy will
be performing two 45 min spots culminating in a meet and
greet where she will be busy collecting numbers of possible
future husbands, after all it is Valentines Night!
Poster
Link: https://www.mandymudenmagic.com/live-shows-and-events/#iLightbox[cbdc0889309bcdc7c84]/0
Tickets
Link: https://www.ticketline.co.uk/order/tickets/13340139
Website:
https://www.mandymudenmagic.com/
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9. Broken Wand - Rex Reeves (Mr Rex) - Australia
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Message by Dave Boyd (Magic Mountain's Mr Magic)
It
is with deep regrets that I have to pass on to the magic
fraternity that Rex Reeves (Mr. Rex) from the Shepperton
area in New South Wales, Australia, passed away aged 70
on January 24th after a long illness. My heartfelt sympathy
goes to his wife Dinah. I and magic have lost a great friend
of many years.
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10. Biography: The Real Mandrake The Magician
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By Linda and Lon Mandrake
This
biography not only gives you an idea of the brilliant career
of Mandrake with over 100 show photos, but also provides
a glimpse behind the scenes. Enjoy the adventures of Mandrake
and the unusual people he met and the experiences, some
shocking, some humorous, while travelling in North America,
Hawaii and Alaska.
Available:
Friesen Press, Amazon, and Kindle under biographies,
Or order directly from leon@leonmandrake.com for an autographed
copy with some memorabilia for book cost, plus shipping.
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11. E-zine Archives
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first three numbers (001) denote issue number, then the
date (Nov06) and the last figures the year (1999)
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